Which to use
“lace” and “lah” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,355
- “lace” frequency rank
- #44,894
- “lah” frequency rank
- 54249
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lace | lah |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A light fabric containing patterns of holes, usually built up from a single thread. | Alternative spelling of la. |
Where the eye mixes lace and lah
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses lace with lah
A purely visual mix-up. lace (/leɪs/) and lah (/lɑː/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54249, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lace is recorded at frequency rank #9,355, classified as anoun, pronounced /leɪs/. lah is at rank #44,894, tagged as anoun, pronounced /lɑː/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 54249, this pair ranks #142,576 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lace vs lah
Shared letters: al. Private to "lace": ce. Private to "lah": h.
"lace" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "lah" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- lace ← alce · lacce · laec · lcae · llace
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lace" and "lah" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "lace" or "lah"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "lace" and "lah" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lace" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lah" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #142,576 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lace" and "lah" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lah vs LSC". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #142,576 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.